Nevada pizza delivery driver accused of hoax, cops take bite out of crime
(CBS/AP) PAHRUMP, Nev. - Authorities say a Nevada pizza delivery definitely came "with everything"...and something about it just didn't smell right.
Police say a delivery driver made up a story that she was robbed, including detailed descriptions that led to composite sketches of two men.
A Nye County sheriff's detective says 27-year-old Keri Rush was arrested Tuesday after an investigation of her claim that she was robbed after the delivery Monday night in Pahrump, about 60 miles west of Las Vegas.
According to investigators, Rush claimed two black men approached her, demanded money and ran off. She described the two in detail - including height, weight and clothing - and police released sketches of the suspects to the public.
Rush was jailed on suspicion of malicious prosecution and false reporting of a crime. Detectives say that after conducting interviews and searches, they determined she actually stole the money herself to pay a drug debt.
Nice try.
